Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts

Monday, April 2, 2012

Smile Babo (K - Movie)


Sypnosis:

Korean comedy about two very silly guys . Two of Korea's leading comic actors Choi Sung Kook (Master Kims) and Gong Hyung Jin (Marrying the Mafia 3) pair up in Life is Beautiful, the Korean version of Dumb and Dumber. Directed by Choi Jin Won (Mr. Socrates), this lighthearted comedy is about two eccentric lowbrows who discover their own humorous ways of jumping over life's many huddles. A surprisingly entertaining blend of humor and pathos, Life Is Beautiful gently holds up a mirror to reflect some of the illogical silliness that exist among so-called "normal" people who are often too quick to judge others as being "different". Daehan and Mingook are best friends, but their intelligence is a bit lacking. Daehan is a romantic guy who dreams of marrying his childhood friend Jieun. As the two bumble through the storyline, the movie develops when Daehan heads to a nearby military base motivated by Jieun's casual comments that a man is not truly a man until his military duties are complete.
 

The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh (2008)


Pittsburgh, coming of age in the 1980s. At the beginning of June, Art Beckstein calls this the last summer of his life - after which he'll work as a stock broker. Art's father is the city's mob boss, steering Art's life, judging his choices. At a party, Art sees Jane, smart, blond, lovely. They meet; she has a boyfriend. The next day, Cleveland, the boyfriend, pulls Art from work and the summer of adventures begins. Cleveland lives close to the edge; he's explosive, with hints of problems with local thugs. The triangle of friendship gets complicated when Cleveland disappears for a couple weeks. Can Art sort out his feelings as well as help Cleveland? Where does his father fit in this? 

Starring: Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller, Mena Suvari, Nick Nolte
Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Produced by: Bruna Papandrea, Pete Chiarelli, Michael London

 

 
 

Nanayomachi (J - Movie)



A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.
 


Pass: 8giaitri.com
 
 

The Line (2008)



The story centers around veteran assassin Mark Shields as he tracks down, Pelon, the elusive head of the Salazar Crime Cartel. Through twists of fate, Shields ends up with a local woman, Olivia who is also fighting her own demons for the sake of her daughter. Set in the rich and atmospheric backdrop of Tijuana, Mexico, La Linea (The Line) is full of action, drama and finds its soul in the plight of the characters that inhabit the most dangerous city in North America.



Pass: 8giaitri.com
 
 

Downloading Nancy (2008)



Sick of her life, housewife Nancy just wants it to be over and done with, but rather than kill herself, she hires a stranger from the Internet to do the job for her. But fate takes a strange turn when she meets her killer and the two fall in love. Of course, Nancy realizes that love and murder do not naturally go hand in hand. 

Starring: Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman, Michael Nyqvist
Directed by: Johan B. Renck
Produced by: Adam Batz, Chris Hanley, Sean Mcvity

 


Pass unlock: 8giaitri.com
 
 
 

Book Of Blood (2008)



A paranormal expert investigating a gruesome slaying finds a house that is the intersection of highways transporting souls to the afterlife. Based on the wraparound story penned by Clive Barker in the author's "Books of Blood" collection, a psychic researcher, Mary Florescu, has employs medium Simon McNeal to investigate a haunted house. McNeal, at first, begins to fake his visions, but then real ghosts present themselves. They attack him and carve words in his flesh, and these words, claims the narrator, form the rest of the stories, stories written on a literal, living Book of Blood.




Pass: 8giaitri.com
 
 

Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)



Freddy Rodriguez, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, and Elizabeth Peña star in Washington Heights director Alfredo de Villa's earnest family drama about the importance of familial relationships in times of personal crisis. The snow is falling and Christmas has come to Chicago. For the Rodriguez family, there is particular cause to celebrate this year; youngest sibling Jesse (Rodriguez) has recently returned home safe and sound after fighting in the war overseas. But as the members of the Rodriguez family converge on their parent's home, there's a strange sense of tension lingering heavy in the cool winter air. Despite the fact that Jesse is doing his best to get back in the good graces of his old flame, she seems reluctant to forgive him for leaving in the first place. Meanwhile, his older sister, Roxanna, has little to show for time spent chasing her Hollywood dreams, and eldest brother Mauricio (Leguizamo) is married to a high-strung executive who seems more interested in advancing her career than starting a family. But while none of this sits too well with concerned mother Anna (Peña), the bombshell she's about to drop could prove the straw that broke this family's back. When Anna announces to her children that she is planning to divorce their father, Eduardo (Molina), Roxanna, Jesse, and Mauricio instinctively pull together and begin to reevaluate their past while looking at the future in a whole new light. Later, as lingering resentments are let go and weakened bonds are reaffirmed, the Rodriquez family begins to experience the healing power of laughter while discovering that together as a family they are far stronger than they ever could be apart.

Starring: John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodriguez, Jay Hernandez, Melonie Diaz, Alfred Molina
Directed by: Alfredo De Villa
Produced by: Freddy Rodriguez, Rene Rigal , Robert Teitel
 

 
 

Sugar (2008)



Filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden (Half Nelson) weave this introspective sports drama concerning a talented Dominican baseball player who longs to break into the American big league and earn the money needed to support his impoverished family. Miguel Santos is a talented pitcher who might just have what it takes to earn a prized spot on a Major League Baseball team, but before that happens he'll have to prove his worth in the minor leagues. Advancing into the United States' minor league system at the tender age of 19, Miguel is warmly welcomed into the small-town Iowa home of his host family, but can't help but struggle with language and cultural barriers despite the kindness of strangers. Subsequently forced to reevaluate his life's ambition after his once-trusty arm becomes unreliable, the previously single-minded pitcher gradually begins to question both the world he lives in and the role he has chosen to play in it.

Starring: Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Andre Holland, Michael Gaston, Jaime Tirelli
Directed by: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Produced by: Anna Boden, Paul Mezey, Jamie Patricof




Sunday, April 1, 2012

Tea Fight (J - Movie)


Starring: Vic Zhou, Erika Toda, Teruyuki Kagawa, Chun-ning Chang
Produced by: Yumiko Takebe



In Sung dynasty, a Japanese man named Yagi... couldn't take the badgering from the male black tea tribe and ridiculed that the male black tea was not the best tea in the world; causing the two tribes to challenge each other in a "tea fight." The male black tea tribe massacred the female black tea tribe and burned down the tea farm. A child escaped from the fire and turned into a fire dragon and flew away after drinking a mixture of both male and female black tea. It wasn't until then that the male black tea tribe realized that they had made a big mistake, thus begins the long journey in search of the female black tea.In 2007, the descendant Yagi stayed away from tea after his wife died in an accident years ago which he believed is the deed of a curse by the black tea. Yagi's daughter, Mikiko couldn't take anymore of her father's dwindling behavior, so she decided to head to Taiwan to look for the legendary black tea after finding a cure for the curse in an ancient book.There's an "underground tea market" somewhere in Taiwan that sells rare expensive tea from around the world. The owner of the market is Yang who is the heir of the ancient "male black tea tribe." Mikiko started to fall in love with Yang after being saved by him, what she didn't know is that she is slowly falling into Yang's trap. Yagi who came after Mikiko to Taiwan, met Rufa, who is the heir of the 'female black tea tribe," during his journey of finding his daughter; like Mikiko, Yagi is also falling into a trap.Each for their own cause, Yagi, Mikiko, Yang, and Rufa are tangled up in a web of love and hate; their quest for the black tea can only take them deeper into the web...

 



Pass: 8giaitri.com
 
 

Bundy: An American Icon (2008)


Ted Bundy was a young man on the rise. His four year killing spree terrorized co-ed dorms across America and led the police on a cross country manhunt that would later lead to Ted escaping twice from police custody to continue his murderous habits. While using different identities and disguises to elude capture Ted finds his way to Florida to commit what becomes his last murders before being caught and tried in a court of law.


 
 

The Third Nail (2008)



How deeply can a brutal prison life scar a man's soul, be he guilty or not guilty? And what anguish must he suffer before he cries out for revenge when his daughter is taken? Is it ever too late for redemption? Shortly after being released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, a young man uses his prison connections to track down the killer of his young daughter.

Starring: Huntley Ritter, Charles S. Dutton, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jake Muxworthy, Lisette Bross
Directed by: Kevin Lewis
Produced by: Jonathan Bross, Steve Bulzoni, David Tillman
 

 
 

Midnight Chronicles (2008)


In the world of MIDNIGHT, it is a time of overwhelming darkness. After three ages of scheming and war, the dark god Izrador has finally defeated the heroes and armies of the free races. Now, he rules the world of Aryth with an iron fist. Enslaved under the Shadow, the race of men leads an oppressed existence, and the elves and dwarves have retreated to distant forests and mountains, where their desperate resistance is slowly succumbing to the unyielding might of the Shadow.

 




Gnaw (2008)


Six friends holiday in the heart of the English countryside. The holiday turns into a culinary nightmare when they discover that their hosts are a sadistic family of cannibals set on turning their guests into their next meal!



Interception (2008)



A software engineer unwittingly becomes aware of a terrorist plot when he receives a disk containing the perpetrators' detonation codes. After the authorities refuse to help him, he partners with an ex-FBI agent to stop the criminals before they attack a major metropolitan area.

 
 

Thunder Over Reno (2008)



Fast-talking agent Pete Squires convinces small-town crop-dusting Butch Bandi the chance to compete in Reno's championship air races. Will he survive the life-and-death contest?

 
 
 

House Of Usher (2008)



Victor Reynolds arrives at the notorious House of Usher, whereupon he is greeted by old acquaintances Roderick and Madeline Usher and their servant, Markus. As Victor uncovers more about the history of the house and the disappearances of those that entered it previously, he begins to realize that he is in mortal danger.
 

 
 

Banshee!!! (2008)



A group of college friends on a spring break camping trip are stalked and slashed by an unknown creature with the ability to make them hallucinate through sound waves. The survivors hold up refuge in an isolated farmhouse, cut off from all communication. Now, they have to come up with a plan to kill this unrelenting creature before it kills them. "Banshee!!!" takes the idea of the legendary Irish myth and spins it around into a terrifying and unstoppable monster!





Hooking Up (2008)


The relationships of three girls and four guys in affluent adolescent suburbia intersect through the topsy-turvy world of love, sex, and power.


 
 

Florence Nightingale (2008)


Reflective drama of pioneering nurse, writer and noted statistician Florence Nightingale